There is a Windows version too, but the last time I looked, the sync I am talking about here was not available). The only problem is that Scrivener is currently desktop only (I have it on Mac. It allows me to order – and reorder – my thoughts as much as I want, make changes to the text while keeping snapshots of how it was before, keep character studies, research and ideas alongside my draft …and so on. I’m still using the (fully functional) trial version of Scrivener at the moment, but I know I will end up buying it eventually, because it is so much better than Word for writing books.
#Scrivener and simplenote software
If you’ve not heard of Scrivener, then know that it is one of the best pieces of software out there for writers, some would say the best. However, Simplenote has one thing going for it that makes me want to move all my writing there: it synchronises with Scrivener. To be honest, I tend to use Evernote more for my blog posts at the moment, just because I am so used to it being part of my standard workflow. It also has an iOS app, so I can write on my iPod Touch on my lunchtime walks in the park. It really is simple to use and has a clean interface, without loads of bells and whistles. Simplenote is a note taking application which I sometimes use for quickly typing up blog posts and book chapters when I am away from my home desktop. One of those hiccups has been the demise of Squidoo and the other has been an issue in Simplenote. I’ve had one or two “hiccups” in my writing life recently. Problem with disappearing text in Simplenote? Pencil Buddies, by Taco Ekkel, CC-BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr
Simplenote has an intermittent issue with text disappearing from notes, but a third party app may be the cause.
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